Operation; Making And Receiving Calls; Selecting The Channel; Setting The Handset Volume - Radio Shack ET-916 Owner's Manual

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OPERATION

MAKING AND
RECEIVING CALLS
To make or answer a call, lift the hand-
set. Or, if the handset is away from the
cradle, press . The TALK/BATT
TALK
LOW indicator on the handset and the
IN USE indicator on the base light.
To end a call, place the handset on the
cradle or press
TALK
BATT LOW indicator turns off.
Note: If you press
TALK
phone and the phone does not discon-
nect, place the handset on the cradle
or press again while holding the
TALK
handset closer to the base.
SELECTING THE
CHANNEL
The ET-916 scans 40 channels (fre-
quency pairs used between the base
and the handset) and automatically se-
lects a clear channel each time you
make or receive a call.
If you hear other conversations or ex-
cessive noise during a call, press
select a different channel. The TALK/
BATT LOW indicator blinks, and the
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handset beeps, followed by a brief
pause as your phone searches for a
clear channel.
Note: If the handset is too far from the
base, the channel might not change.
Move closer to the base and try again.
SETTING THE HANDSET
VOLUME
so the TALK/
To adjust the volume you hear through
the handset, press
to hang up the
call. The handset volume has two set-
tings, high or low.

USING REDIAL

You can quickly dial the last number di-
aled. When you hear a dial tone, sim-
ply press
to
CH
during a
VOLUME
.
REDIAL/P